I'm trying to back up a database in vs2008 using a stored procedure...
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- Dim sqlComAddumpDevice As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("use master exec sp_addumpdevice 'disk','CompanyBackup','C:\Backup\companyName.bak'", sqlcon)
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- Dim sqlComBackupDatabase As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("Backup database ' " & strCompanyName & " ' to CompanyBackup", sqlcon)
it gives me a syntax error
[HTML]An unhandled exception of type 'System.Data.SqlClient.SqlException' occurred in System.Data.dll
Additional information: Incorrect syntax near 'test'.[/HTML]
but when i do the command without user input
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- Dim sqlComBackupDatabase As SqlCommand = New SqlCommand("Backup database test to CompanyBackup", sqlcon)
Can anyone help